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    New Music: Chauffeur (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro & Theophilus London)

    Chauffeur – Soles Of Fire
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    So from the looks of it, Chauffeur, the new “group” consisting of Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro & Theophilus London seems like bait for bloggers like me to instantly crown them as the next big thing. Well, I’m taking said bait (sort of) because the potential [...]

    October 27, 2009 1 Comment

    PHOTOS: Q-Tip Michael Jackson Tribute at the Nokia Theatre, NYC

    All photos: (c) Jaecyne Howell, MoonRisingNYC.com/Giant Step
    Unfortunately, I was not able to make it up to NYC this past weekend for not one, but two events celebrating birthday of Michael Jackson. While the Spike Lee event went on in Brooklyn, Q-Tip led an all star crew in Manhattan’s Nokia Theatre. With a lineup that included [...]

    September 1, 2009 2 Comments

    UK Tings: Kano, Wiley, Taiwah

    Kano – Hustler

    VIDEO NSFW (The nipples are blurred out, but still…)
    I already think that this video is one of the best of the year, but could this take this the best beat of the year honors as well? Kano’s album 140 Grime Street dropped in the UK last September and some over there are billing [...]

    November 18, 2008 1 Comment

    Rhymefest On New Album, El Che

    Rhymefest, who is by far one of the most underrated rappers in the game speaks about his new album, El Che as well as his role as a Global Hip-Hop ambassador. Download his Man In The Mirror mixtape while you can.

    April 2, 2008 No Comments

    It’s Official: Wale Signs With Interscope

    Got the press release here. Props to Wale for putting DC on the map!
    Wale signs a joint deal with Interscope and Mark Ronson’s Allido records. Ronson, who has actually produced some fly hip-hop tracks before, will produce the upcoming album. This is a tremendous thing for the DC area. A rising tide lifts [...]

    March 13, 2008 No Comments

    What I’m Listening To…

    Van Hunt – On the Jungle Floor – When I first got this CD, I hated it, but over the course of about 5 or 6 listens, I gots to say that this disc is gonna be hot when it drops next month. It’s not the “chill with your girl CD,” that his first CD [...]

    March 27, 2006 No Comments